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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 328 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Nouns at the front, verbs at the back): Find the job of the word in the sentence: thing (noun) or action (verb)? Noun or adjective: stress the 1st syllable — RE-cord, PRE-sent, OB-ject. Verb: stress the 2nd syllable — re-CORD, pre-SENT, ob-JECT.

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  1. 1.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  3. 3.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
  7. 7.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  8. 8.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
  11. 11.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
  12. 12.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
  13. 13.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  14. 14.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
  19. 19.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  20. 20.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  22. 22.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  26. 26.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  27. 27.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
  30. 30.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
  33. 33.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  35. 35.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “picture”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
  40. 40.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)

Answer key

  1. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  2. HAP-py (1st)
  3. CON-tract (1st)
  4. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  5. WIN-ter (1st)
  6. PEN-cil (1st)
  7. PER-mit (1st)
  8. re-CORD (2nd)
  9. in-VITE (2nd)
  10. MAR-ket (1st)
  11. DE-sert (1st)
  12. SUB-ject (1st)
  13. per-MIT (2nd)
  14. IM-port (1st)
  15. be-GIN (2nd)
  16. for-GIVE (2nd)
  17. re-TURN (2nd)
  18. RAB-bit (1st)
  19. EX-port (1st)
  20. SUS-pect (1st)
  21. MOD-ern (1st)
  22. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  23. de-NY (2nd)
  24. CAR-pet (1st)
  25. be-GIN (2nd)
  26. con-DUCT (2nd)
  27. re-BEL (2nd)
  28. TEACH-er (1st)
  29. sug-GEST (2nd)
  30. in-SULT (2nd)
  31. re-LAX (2nd)
  32. pre-FER (2nd)
  33. CON-duct (1st)
  34. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  35. PRE-sent (1st)
  36. BAS-ket (1st)
  37. HAP-py (1st)
  38. PIC-ture (1st)
  39. FA-mous (1st)
  40. pre-SENT (2nd)

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